"Alcohol is agrueably a much more dangerous drug to those around the alcohol user than to those around a marijuana user."
Tell that to the poster boy for marijuana, Ricky Gates.
Ricky Gates drove his Conrail train through three red stop signals and straight into an Amtrak train, killing 16 and injuring 176 while he was under the influence of marijuana.
The potheads studiously avoid any mention of Ricky Gates.
The wreck was the bloodiest in Amtrak's history. On Jan. 4, 1987, a string of Conrail locomotives rolled past warning signals near Baltimore and collided with a high-speed passenger train carrying more than 600 people. The fiery crash killed 16 and injured 176. Public dismay turned to anger when it was revealed that engineer Ricky Gates had been smoking marijuana at the controls of the Conrail train. Gates admitted the drug use and pleaded guilty to manslaughter after a urine test, required by the Government of railroad employees involved in serious accidents.
TIME magazine Monday, Apr. 03, 1989 By ALAIN L. SANDERS
time.com
One in four at risk of cannabis psychosis
By Mark Henderson, Science Correspondent
The Times April 12, 2005
timesonline.co.uk
Pot-smoking your way to memory loss
New Scientist Magazine issue 2543. 18 March 2006
newscientist.com
Marijuana wreaks havoc on brain's memory cells
11:38 20 November 2006 NewScientist.com news
service by Roxanne Khamsi
newscientist.com
Up in Smoke: Marijuana Toasts Memory
By Robert Roy Britt LiveScience Managing Editor 13 March 2006
livescience.com
Severe Vomiting Sickness With Chronic Cannabis Abuse
ScienceDaily (Mar. 20, 2009) —
sciencedaily.com
Lab study shows THC exposure as adolescents linked to negative effects of THC as adults
Eurekalert ^ | 04/19/09 | Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
eurekalert.org
Marijuana may increase psychosis risk, analysis says
cnn.com
Medical pot figure charged with child molestation
Peter Fimrite, Chronicle Staff Writer Friday, January 5, 2007
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